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Tourist Map of Australia - Land vs Water Dangers

A humorous map of Australia that jokes about the country's dangerous wildlife. The green land area is labeled 'AREA WHERE THINGS ON LAND CAN KILL YOU' and the blue water area is labeled 'AREA WHERE THINGS IN THE WATER CAN KILL YOU', with a black line indicating areas where both land and water dangers exist.
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Tourist Map of Australia

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A humorous map of Australia that jokes about the country's dangerous wildlife. The green land area is labeled 'AREA WHERE THINGS ON LAND CAN KILL YOU' and the blue water area is labeled 'AREA WHERE THINGS IN THE WATER CAN KILL YOU', with a black line indicating areas where both land and water dangers exist.

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The image appears to be a satirical tourist map created for comedic purposes, playing on the stereotype of Australia having many dangerous animals both on land and in water. It includes a watermark '@instachaz' suggesting it may have been originally posted on Instagram.

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